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Fourth WMO/IOC Data Buoy Cooperation Panel (DBCP) Western Indian Ocean Capacity Building Workshop

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Learn about the socio-economic value and benefits of new Indian Ocean Observing systems in reducing disaster risk such as from droughts and floods, managing fisheries, and improving predictive capacity for the Western Indian Ocean States. The workshop will will happen April 29-May 3, 2013, in Zanzibar, Tanzania.

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NOAA and International Partners Participate in Fourth Indian Ocean Capacity Building Workshop

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The Fourth WMO/IOC Data Buoy Cooperation Panel (DBCP) Western Indian Ocean Capacity Building Workshop will be hosted by Tanzania’s Meteorological Agency (TMA) and Institute for Marine Sciences (IMS) on April 29-May 3, 2013, in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The goal of the workshop is to demonstrate the socio-economic value and benefits of new Indian Ocean Observing systems in reducing disaster risk such as from droughts and floods, managing fisheries, and improving predictive capacity for the Western Indian Ocean States.

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NOAA-led report: 2012 Central Great Plains ‘flash drought’ a result of natural variations in weather

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At its peak last summer, moderate to extreme drought gripped 61 percent of the Lower 48, but a “flash drought” brought exceptionally intense conditions to the Central Great Plains. Today, a new report by the NOAA Drought Task Force and the NOAA-led National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) finds natural variations in weather patterns caused this sudden “flash drought,” and is rules out global ocean conditions, as well as human-induced climate change, as major culprits.

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Extreme Events Workshop Series to Culminate in Synthesis Workshop

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 The planning committee for six case study workshops on “Adaptation Strategies and Information Needs in Response to Extreme Events” is hosting a culminating Synthesis Workshop scheduled for April 15, 2013, 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in Washington, D.C. Details on how to register for the webcast are available online. Download the full agenda here. 

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